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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
GOP sweeps gov races — Republican gubernatorial candidates racked up major wins for the GOP in Virginia and New Jersey Tuesday night, as former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell and New Jersey prosecutor Chris Christie claimed the governor's offices in both key states.
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Exit Polls in Va. and N.J.: The Obama (Non) Factor? — As voters in Virginia and New Jersey headed to the polls today to elect their governors, Americans across the country were watching these off-year races for implications about the nation's mood heading into 2010.
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Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Breaking a Streak, Virginia Elects a Republican Governor — RICHMOND — Robert F. McDonnell, a Republican and a former state attorney general, won a decisive victory in Virginia's governor's race Tuesday, a stark reversal of fortune for Democrats who have held control in Richmond for the past eight years.
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NJ GOV: Christie Crushing Among Indies — According to early exit poll data released by CNN, ex-U.S. Atty Chris Christie (R) leads Gov. Jon Corzine among indie voters, 58-33%. Indies make up 27% of the electorate thus far today. — For comparison, the latest Monmouth Univ. poll …
CNN:
Exit poll: In Virginia, it's all about the economy — (CNN) - The economy and jobs are the number on issue on the minds of voters in Virginia, according to data from CNN exit polls Tuesday. — Forty-six percent of Virginian voting Tuesday, as Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Creigh Deeds faced off …
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Christie Gives GOP Stunning Win In N.J. — NEW YORK (CBS) ― In the end, all the stumping in the world from the President of the United States wasn't going to stop regime change in New Jersey's highest office. — Republican Chris Christie ended Democrat Jon Corzine's four-year run …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
An independent move to GOP — Independent voters are moving strongly to Republican candidates in the New Jersey and Virginia governors races, an ominous sign for Democrats whose gains in 2006 and 2008 were built on heavy support from unaligned voters. — Former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie …
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The Politico:
Gibbs: Obama ‘not watching returns’ — Hours after urging reporters not to draw sweeping conclusions from Tuesday's gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told POLITICO President Barack Obama wasn't even keeping an eye on the results.
CNN:
Exit polls: In New Jersey, Obama not a major factor — (CNN) - Six in 10 New Jersey voters said Tuesday that President Obama had no effect on their vote in this off-year gubernatorial election, according to early CNN Exit Poll data. — Obama visited New Jersey this week to campaign …
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Bob Lewis / Associated Press:Light turnout in Va. for closely watched gov. race
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Elizabeth Benjamin / The Daily Politics:
Police Called To NY-23 Polling Sites (Updated) — It's getting ugly out there. — I just got off the phone with former state Democratic Chairwoman June O'Neill, who informed me the police had been called to at least two polling sites in St. Lawrence County due to overzealous electioneering …
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David Weigel / The Washington Independent:
NY-23: [UPDATE] Hoffman Accuses Democrats of ‘Stealing the Election’ — PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — At a short press availability in his campaign office here, NY-23 Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman said that a GOTV volunteer's tires had been slashed, and all but blamed Democrats for the dirty trick.
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
NY23 Election Results HQ; UPDATE: Team Hoffman predicts ‘close’ victory; UPDATE II: Numbers in the war room — 10:51 p.m.: Clinton County is more than 75% counted, and the numbers there project well for Hoffman. A campaign source just said, “We're doing good in Oneida and St. Lawrence …
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Washington Wire:
A Flat Tire Leads to Accusations in NY-23 Race — Anton Troianovski reports on the election in New York's 23rd congressional district. — Until votes are counted tonight, this might be as exciting as it gets in Plattsburgh, N.Y. — Doug Hoffman, the soft-spoken Conservative Party candidate …
Michelle Breidenbach / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Dede Scozzafava says ‘hate, lies’ wore her down — When Dede Scozzafava votes today, she will see her name on the Republican line for the 23rd Congressional District. — She plans to pull the lever for her Democratic opponent, then take the rest of the day off to do laundry and take care …
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Jude Seymour / Watertown Daily Times:Hoffman's supporters stage big rally
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Chris Good / The Atlantic Politics Channel:NY-23: Who Spent What? — New York's 23rd district …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Turnout high in Maine — Maine Secretary of State Matt Dunlap told me just now that turnout there is far exceeding his projections — news that would be good news for backers of same-sex marriage. — “We're seeing heavy and very steady turnout,” he said, attributing the surprise to the contested vote on a …
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Clemente Lisi / New York Post:
Former presidents to face off in debate — Bubba and Dubya are going to engage in a presidential debate for the ages. — Former President Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will square off on the same stage at Radio City Music Hall in February as part of a series pitting liberal and conservative thinkers.
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Glenn Garvin / Chicago Tribune:
‘V’ aims at Obamamania — Imagine this. At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere. He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that will include universal health care.
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Top Dems: Obama Won't Get Health Care Bill in 2009 — Senior Congressional Democrats Now Say Reform Before End of Year is Highly Unlikely — Senior Congressional Democrats told ABC News today it is highly unlikely that a health care reform bill will be completed this year …
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Stage Right / Big Hollywood:
‘Sesame Street’ Trashes Fox News — Add one more soldier to the Left's war on Fox News: Oscar the Grouch. — Last week, in a re-broadcast of an episode that originally aired two years ago, Oscar starts his own news network, GNN (Grouchy News Network). An irate viewer calls in to berate him that the news is not grouchy enough:
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